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, 1887-11-29
PropOsnIs for Fuel. Forage md straw
Headquarters Department of the Platte, !
Office Of Chief Quartermaster,
OMAHA. Neb.. Nov. 81. 1887.

ESS'' - i'O''
Sealed proposals. in triplicate, subject
to the usull conditions, will be received at
this Office until | o'clock, D..
m, central standard time, De-
cembcr 81, 1887, for furnishing
and delivery, during the six months OF
the fiscal year ending June 30. 1888, the
coal, hay, straw and grain that may be
required at Camp Pilot Butte, Wyo., and
grain at Fort Sidney, Neb.
Proposals will also bereceived up to the
same hour Central time) by the quarter,
masters at each of above named posts for
supplies required for his post only.
Proposals for either class OF the stores
mentioned, or for quantities less bar the
whole will be received.
Preference will be given to articles OF
domestic production, conditions of price
and quality being equal, and such prefer,
ence given to articles of American pro,
ductiOn produced on the Pacific coast to
the extent OF the consumption required by
the public service there.
The government reserves the right to
reject any or all proposals, or to accept
proposals for less quantity han total bid
for.
Blank proposals, copy of contract, and
full information will be furnished on
application to this Office, or to the quar-,
termasters where the supplies are re.
CURED
Envelopes containing proposals should
be marked, Proposals for -- at
--," aud addressed to the under,
signed, or to the quartermasters at posts
above named. VIM. B. HUGHES,
Chief Quartermaster.
, 1887-11-29
with the Accent on the Fence.

Tom Pidgeon is IL troublesome darkey
who would doubtlessly contemplate suicide
unless he could lead the police a chase at
least once a month. IL was arraigned
before Judge Ice yesterday charged with
the determination of a pet canine owned
by a neighbor. Ton set forth that the
purp had bitten him upon numerous oc-
c%asions, and spitefuliy averred that he
didn't propose to have his legs mastIcated
regularly, even by a $75 fighting dog.
Tom said his honor, in the oily tones
used to extort CONF ssions, ''can you sol
EMMY swear befJre God and man that you
shot that dog in self dsiense?' You
doan prezactly understau' de case, Judge -
retorted Tom, Il shot de c%ritter in de
hine legs as he was iumpin' over de fence,
not in de defense" The court ruled ac.
cordingly.
, 1887-11-29

The Markets-Stocks and Cattle.
New YORK, Nov. 2S.-The stock mar
ket was moderately active but fcverish and
weak nearly all day, leaving prices at the
close materially lower than on Saturday.
The general feature of the renewal of
tight money in the near future induced
selling by holders of long stock, which
tear was aided by reports of trouble
among the trunk lines over rates on GER
thin east bound freight, but the
impression upon values would be
insignificant but tor the ham
mering of the bears and the late bulls,
wh0 are now looking for a reaction. The
entire list is lower.
Governments dull and heavy. Mining
shares dull and weak. Money BOT per
cent.
Petroleum opened steady at 744, and
remained steady at "a until the afternoon,
when it became weak and rapidly declined
to 72B. The decline was checked at this
point and a rally occurred in which a
great deal of the loss was recovered and
closed strong at 745. Sales, 2,0l3, 900
barrels
Following are closing prices of stocks:
Pacific 6's, 1918; American Express,
los; Canada Pacific, SO; Canada South.
ern, 500; Central Pacific, 80; Burlington,
1871; Delaware, Lackawanna, 1919; Den
yer & Rio Grande, 22a; Erie, 29s; Lake
Shore, 94i; Louisville & Nashville, Coz;
Michigan Central, SIT; Kansas & Texas,
l7s; New York Central, 1913; Northern
Pacific. 224; preferred, 464; Northwest.
ern, 1925; Oregon Improvement, 399;
Navigation. 81; Transcontinental, 2Os;
Pacific Mail, 81; Panama, =; Rock
Island. ll2f; Milwaukee & st. Paul,
754; Texas Pacific, 2G; Union Pacific,
$50; United States Express, 65; Fargo,
Is; Western Union. 7Ss.
CHICAGO, Nov. %. -Cattle-Iteceipts
5000; market strong; fancy, 5000
3 30; shipping steers 81 75(G4.90i
stockers and feeders, 81. O0@ 3. Sj;
Texas cattle 81. 50(92.7 IS,
Sheep-Receipts 5000; good, stronger:
common, weak:natives, 81. 1904 80; West
ern. 50. 00(@ 8. IS; Texans, s.. 50(93.40.
Wheat-Market strong. Cash, &c;
December 76l; May 500.
, 1887-11-29
The Llfe SAVING servlee.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S.-The annual
report of General Superintendent Kim
ball, of the life saving service. shows that
the establishment embraced at the close
of tho last fiscal year 2l3 stations, as fol-
lows:
One hundred and sixty six on the At
lantic, forty-fpur on the lakes, seven on
the Pacific, and one at the falls of the
Ohio, Louisville, Ky.
The number of disasters to vessels re-
ported within the field of the station
operations during the year was 332. On
board these vessels were 6 1927 persons, of
whom 6,272 were saved and SIS lost.
The value of the vessels involved in
distress is 81, 1856, 925, and hat of their
cargoes at 81, 2SS, 775, making the total
value of property ST,075, 700. OF which
So, 1888, $50 was saved and 81 .2S6. $50 lost.
The total number of vessels totally lost
was 70.
Besides the foregoing there were during
the year 1856 casualties to smaller crafts,
such as sailbOat5, rOwboats ETC., on which
there were 274 persons, oil of whom
were saved.
An unusual number of storms and the
prevalence of fogs made the operations of
the service more than commonly difficult
and dangerous, but nevertheless the sta
ton crews succeeded in saving a much
greater number OF lives and a larger
mount OF property than ever before, in
some instances performing feats of unpar-
aileled enterprise and daring.
A summary of statistics of the service
from the introduction of the present sys-
TEN in 1871 to the close of the fiscal year
shows the total number of disasters to
have been 1859, the total value of vessels
and cargoes involved, sos, $40, 779; saved,
SAT, 800, 992; lost, $l8, 2lS. 7S9. The total
number of persons involved, 35,427; saved,
"a, SS3; lost, 544.
The loss of life, as stated above, in,
cludes 1873 persons lost at the wrecks of
the steamers Huron and Metropolis, and
also fourteen other persons, really not
c~harGeable to the service, leaving the
total number of lives lost during the six,
teen years of the existence Of the system
only 347 out of owe 35, 900 involved.
, 1887-11-29

CHICAGO, Nov. 27.-The details of an
extraordinary case of jiltiug and elope-
ment at Fort Dodge, Ia. became public
property here to-day. Miss Nettie Hull
was the acknowledged belle of that city
full of pretty women. She was the young
est daughter of Mrs. G. NJ. Hull and has
Just turned her twentieth year, Her
| father, George NJ. Hull, who had been a
wealthy dry goods merchant, died about
two years ago, and as Nettie put on
mourning robes her. sweet. sympathetic
face became doubly attractive to her ad-
mirers. She did not seem to care for the
young men she had known from childhood
and looked with favor on an acquaintance
she had made while attending an Eastern
seminary, but this was only a temporary
infatuation. A short time ago, while
paying a visit To Rockford, Ills, she met
Edgar H. Scott, a travelling salesman for
the Forest City Furniture company. Scott
made love to her violently, and visited
her at her home. The engagement was
announced and the drummer was looked
upon as a favored mortal. There was one
young man who had watched this love af-
fair with a Jealous eye. He had been the
young lady's playmate, and rs children
they had been lovers. This was Charles
Duncombc, son of John f. Duncombe,
prominent in Democratic politics in Iowa.
Young Duncombe is editor of the North
IoeStern Daiy Chronicle and is one Of the
brig htest newspaper men in the state.
He dislikcd to see a drummer come along
ard carry away the prize. and set about
frustrating the marriage. He went to his
mother, as he had always done, and told
her his troubles.
do you really want to marry Ncttie?'
said she, putting her arms alb ut her big
boys neck.
"Ill die if | don't" was the honest
response.
Mrs. Duncombe assured HIM that he
should marry the girl come what would.
Thus the matter rested, and the wedding
OF Mr.. Scott and Miss Hull was set for
next Wednesday, Nov, 80. The trous-
seau had been ordered and preparations
for the event were going forward at a
rapid rate. Affairs were becoming crit,
cal. Mrs. Duncombe announced that she
would give a party in honor of Miss Hull.
The party came off last night and a bril-
liant assembly of young people were pres
ent at the DuncOmbe mansion. As the
evening wore away the guests began to
depart. When Miss Nettie retired to the
COAX room lOr ner Wrapplllgs preparatory
to going home, she found Mrs. Dunoombe
J waiting for her. Mrs. Duncombe called
Miss Hall aside and ushered her into the
presence OF the young newspaper man
and his sister, Il girl about her own age.
Young DuncOmbe proposed marriage, was
accepted on the spot, and instantly there
came from behind a curtain a minister Of
the gospel, who made them man and
wife. A carriage was in waiting and
Charles Duncomb and his bride were
driven to the depot and left at once for
the East.
The affair has caused a great social SEN
sation. Miss Hull's wedding garments
arrived here to-day and were taken in
charge by her mother. AS a partial
rccompcnse for his loss it is suggested that
they be turned over to the disappointed
drummer.
, 1887-11-29
Unpleasant for DIR. Parker.

New YORK. Nov. 2S.-Deacon White
has written a letter on the DIR. Parker
Beesher eulogy scandal. He closes the
letter as follows; Il hear that DIR. Parker
is engaged to preach on Dec. 4 in Ply
mouth pulpit, Ii if is demonstrated
before that time that DR.. Parker received
a fee out of the receipts for that %eulogy, |
predict that Plymouth pulpit will, on that
day, be too hot TO hold him, or at least
that if he car endure the caloric Of mis-
environment he will look out on a congrc-
cation so frigid that the contrast will sug-
gest the respective temperatures Of Dives
and Lazarus.
The following dispatch from the Eng
fish clergyman, dated Chicago, was re-
ceived yesterday: ITO deliver the eulogy
at Brooklyn ! paid for 5000 miles Of
travel, suspended my usual work in Lon
don for FIVE weeks, paid for the supply Of
my pulpit during my absence of five
Sundays, and for the whole time, work
and expense, | received neither more nor
less than 800.
[Signed JOSEPH PARKER"
, 1887-11-29
T-ELEGRAPHIc BREv1TIEs.

The president has appointed George
W. Larue, postmaster at Colfax, W. T.
The Ninth Avenue bank of New York
is under examination by the state bank
examiner.
The forged documents sent by the car
have been forwarded to Prince Bismarck
at Friedri ,hsruhe.
Nj. Clemenceau and Gen. Boulanger
have become reconcIled. They break
tasted together Sunday.
The Jewish Ministers Association of
America began its ~semi-annual convention
at New York City yesterday.
Rev. D. j. Spalding. aged sc, brother
of Bishop Spalding, of the Peoria diocese,
died yesterday at Peoria of a complication
of diseases, after an illness OF two years.
Col. r. Penn Smith died at West New
Brighton, Staten island, Sunday night, OF
heart disease. He was of Quaker parent
age. but took part in the border %ruffian"
troubles is Kansas.
A school IN the village of Werchobis-
tritzkisi, Russia, was destroyed by fire a
few nights GO. A large number of girls
were sleeping on the upper floors and six
teen were burned to death.
Emily Garrett, a granddaughter ex Gov
ernor Higgins, of New Jersey, died in a
special car at the Union depot, Kansas
City, yesterday morning, of diphtheria.
She was en- route from Los Angeles to
Florida.
Guckert' chair and desk factory at Pitts
burg burned Yesterday afternoon. -Four
employees working on the fourth floor
jumped from the window and Two of
them were fatally injured. The two 9TH
erS were dangerously hurt.
William Smith, who recently vent to
Pasedene, Cal, from Chicago, was
drowned while bathing at Long Beach
Sunday afternoon. A life boat was
gotten out and every effort was made to
save him, but without avail.
Experiments with the incaudescent elec
trio light, which have been made at the
torpedo station at Newport. have devel
oped a novel use for the little lamps and
one that is said to promise to be one of
great value in naval warfare.
Etelka A. Gerster has announced that
her proposed concert tour throughout
the United States has been abandoned
owing to the breaking down of her voice.
Abbey says that her trouble is ervous
ness and hopes that rest will restore her
voice.
After the second trial of Lord Mayor
Sullivan. editor of the Nation, for print
ing reports of meetings OF suppressed
branches of the National League, the
government WI prosecute a number OF
editors OF other papers for publishing
similar reports.
The last mail advices received from the
Upper Congo says that Tipoo lib had not
yet sen: the promised carriers to Stanley's
rear guard at Yambuga to convey stores
for E:nin Boy, and that Stanley had pro
ceedeA without them. Many OF The men
had died from starvation.
Niuety-fise cigar factories at Havana
were shut down owing to the demands o
the cigar makers Tor an increase in wages.
A committee appointed by the manuiac
tnrers will try to arbitratrate the matter.
Alb Mt II, 600 are thrown out OF employ
ment by the shut down.
, 1887-11-29
The French Elect1ons.

PARIS, Nov. 2S.-The congress of the
senat and chamber of deputies will meet
at Versailles Friday TO elect a successor to
President Grevy. Crews letter of resig-
nation will be short. He will disclaim all
responsibility for the consequences of his
retirement. The elections yesterday to
fill the vacancies in the chamber of depu-
ties resulted in the election of one Radical
and three R~enubIican candidates.
, 1887-11-29
A BIizzard IN Nebroska

GRANT, Neb., Nov. PA fierce biz
zard swept over this section yesterd ay.
1t rose about midnight and continued
until yesterday evening. The mercury
fell to 90 below zero, when the storm
subsidized and to-day it is intensely cold.
The blizzard was most furious in central
and eastern Nebraska, l~eveling wires and
blockading the railroads. The passengers
on the N. q G. was delayed twelve hours.
Beyond the rumOred freezing to death OF
two men northeast of this place no casual,
ties have been reported.
, 1887-11-29
sullivan VIII Fight Mitchell

LONDON, Nov. 2S.-Sullivan, the
American p%ugilist, boxed three rounds
with Ashton in the Westminster acqua-
rum this evening. Sullivan was enthu
siastically a~pplauded and there were fire.
quent cries of fight Smith" Sullivan
says he will arrange articles to morrow to
fight Mitchell within five days after final
settlement. He says he will soon knock
ont MITCHELL
, 1887-11-29

BRoCKTON, Mass, Nov. 2S.-Stcphen
Barry, of Pawtucket, and Jack Burke,
Of Boston, fought with gloves here to-
night In the first round Burke knocked
his opponent down twice, and added Tour
more of the same sort in the next two
rounds, all of which made Barry rather
groggy, but he held on, aud was tipped
over in the seventh, eighth and ninth
rounds. He then gave up the fight.
, 1887-11-29
The Prohibition Vote.

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. 2S.-The result of
the prohibition election was not declared
to-day, as it was expected to be, owing to
a notice of a contest filed by several pro
hibitionists. 1t is thought that it will
not amount to much.
, 1887-11-29
n pair of good cOrSets
Zoe at .Uyers.,

MoMM f IF the are sos s5t satRss IF '4 Rss
9nione on account of Dyspepsia. Ecker's
dyspepsia Tablets will cure Dyspepsia,
Indigestion and Constipation; sold on a
positive guarantee at % and 90 cents. by
DIR. w. N. Hunt.
, 1887-11-29
III Kinds of Scotch and
Winter caps at prices TO
SHu The times at III.
.NGrks, Eddy and SGcen-
Eeenfh street.

Is MoM s %Sq, alo e ]PISyeg gSsf By S'H Dgst
digestion, Flatulency and Constipation.
We guarantee them. % and 80 cents.
DR.. W. n. Hunt.
, 1887-11-29

Meteorological reports received at Cheyenne
on Nov. %, 1887, at 8 p. m. local time. Observa-
lions taken mt the same moment Of time at all
stations.
, 1887-11-29

Cheyenne Transfer company-From
FIVE pounds per day to a carload at a time
Reasonable reductions to large onsume
, 1887-11-29

Indicates below zero.
Barometer corrected for temperature. eleVa-
ton and gravity. f. b. OLNEY
Sergeant Signal Corps, United States Army
, 1887-11-29

Archives & historical Dept; Cheyenne, Evo.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-04-26


0yislans are never quite able n nrda.
stand ths geounds upon whicl. the wlve. s,
alihy etilcprs give themselves airs OF soeial
s =. bat they are keenIy alive d
ehe Iset. a lady who had been ronea,edly
nsopsu ny an old school friend who has
married q major, aroused herself 20 ven.
senee the other day. Alta luncheon na,tv
"n',e inc subject OF the removal Of oiyil
service officials CHANGED TO come Ia
discussion. she leaned across the tabls
toward her friend, and remarked with an
air OF much solitude:
= hope these political changes do not
ahect Major AS position
Affect Major As position the other
repeated IN Amusement, "of course not.
what do you mean7p
'oh, didn't know the other observed
sWeetiy. But the wife OF a postmaster
wrote me the other day in a dreadfully
oo'e'ul strain, and / thought Of you al
once. it must be SO trying to be in the
sosernment service, where to-day youmay
Dc all right and tomorrow be nobody y
The majors wife glared at her friend in .
rage SO intense that she could think q
nothing whatever to say. and the victor,
for that day at least was not with N.
army. Boston Courier.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-04-26

WHISKY saved my life once, . said the
man on the coal box. impressively.
Inc man on the cracker barrel, who had
peen unfolding the cause OF temperance.
looked surprised. then became incredulous.
Its the truth, " asserted the man on The
coal box.
Inc man on the cracker barrel demanded
u Dill OF particulars, remarking at the same
',ihe: = suppose it's one OF them snake
ehestnuts"
NO. it amt" responded the man ON the
coal box, You know Jim smitherspn
Yes"
We'll, s'pose you remember shat time
ne shot at me and missed me?''
Yes" SEE
We'll, that was the time..n
but what had whisky to do Win that?'
Jim was 80 Internal drunk he couldn',
shoot strasht."-[Pittsburg Dispatch.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-04-26
Early English Coal Mining

Coal has been work ed in England
since the time of the Normans; but it
was only in the beginning of the seven
teenth century that explosions in col
lieries appear to have been heard of.
Even then they were seldom fatal
One which occurred at Mcstyn, on the
Dee, 1876, and which killed man and
blew off the winding drum at the top OF
the pit, was apparently so novel an
event as to be thought worthy of de-
scription in the philosophical Trans
actions of the Royal Society," This
comparative infreguency of explosions
in the early workings is readily account
Ell for by tie mode in which coal was
got at that me. The pts were very
| shallow; indeed. at the beginning of
| the eighteenth century no pit had
reached greater depth than sixty
fathoms; commonly they were not more
than 20 to 80 fathoms deep. To-day
some of our pits are half a mile in
depth; the Ashton Moss pit at Auden-
shaw. for example, is close upon 45(
fathoms deep. Moreover, the old work
ings did not extend to any considerable
distance from the shafts. In fact, ii
the early days of coal getting the miners
were more hindered by water and chok
damp than by explosive gas. Chok
damp must, indeed, have been a sor
trouble, # we may judge from the old
fashioned method OF bringing roun,
asphyxiated golfers. The remedy, W
are told, twas to dig a hole in tn
earth aud lay them on their bellies wit
their mouths in it; il that fail they tu'
them full of good ale3 but if that fai
they conclude them desperate. y Goo
Words
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-04-26

Particulars of the recent outrage at Mill
street. County Cork, when band OF moon
Eahters surrounded a house and cut the
hair from the heads OF the two daughters
of the occupant, are reported from Dublin
to-day. The girls, it is said, were forced
or their knees while a ruffian with shears
ol,t the hair off. When this was done a
quantity of tar was poured over the head,
face and neck OF one OF them. The second
daughter escaped this last indianty ailths
tar having been wasted on her sister This
latter is comely girl, and in addition to
the shock received, her endeavors to re
move the tar from her head and neck have
had the effect OF irritating and removing
the skin. A man who Protested against
the outrage was fired at revolver. 1he
sirl who was -tarred had given offense by
speaking to a policeman, and the ruffian'
after disfeuring her in the manner de-
scribed, said: "Now, will you speak to 'aAe
boobies agains'
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-04-26
And So Speaking, He Passed,

We are going home. Men saiver ct the
idea that they are going to die; but this
world is only nest. We are scarcely
hs'tched out OF here. We do not knew our
selves. We have strange feelings that do
net interpret themselves. The moral in us
isecrying for the immortal AS in the night
the child, waking with some vague and
Eameess terror cries out to express it's
fear and dread, and its cry is interet eted in
tie mothers heart, who runs to tiie child
and lays her hand upon it and qniets it to
sleep again. so God hears our disturbances,
trials and trihula tions in life. Do you not
suppose that He who is goodness itself
cares for you? Dc you suppose that He
whose royal name is Love has less sympa-
SHY for you than the mother has for her
sbabe? Let the world rock III the foot oil
. God is on the cradle, fear not. aLook up,
take courage, hope and hope unto the end.
-[Henry Ward Beecher in March Brooklyn
Magazine.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-04-26

are saved. anu consumers get fresh but
tcf all the year.
Seth Green states that success in fish.
raising can not be acquired BY the read
ing Of u book any more than skill in
matchmaking can. Many facts can be
learned. but experience Is needed TO en-
able one 10 raise fish. He recommends
that operations be commenced on a
small scale, and that the business be ex-
tended a. one knowledge increases.
a common custom OF cattle king land
grabbers on the plains has been to buy
the alternate Sections of railroad lands
and fence the contiguous corners in
such way as to inclose the govern
ment sections. thus preventing the pas
sage Of those who might want to take
up" the latter The attorney general
declares such fencing illegal.
Every farmer who slaughteis hogs
and makes sausages should raise sage,
summer savory, and thyme to use in
fiavoring them. Pulverizcd sweet herbs
should be sprinkled on fresh pork be-
fore it is roasted. On farms where
there is plenty Of help these herbs can
be raised with profit for the supply OF
the local market.
! When screwing up the nuts on the
ends of a rod it often happens that the
rod will turn with the nut TO pre-
vent this the nut on the other enc
must be kept from turning By screwina
on check nut and wrench on this
will hold the rod while the irst-men
toned nut is screwed on.
The second annual sheep-shearing
under the auspices of the Missouri
Wool Growers association, will b
held at St. Louis. May IL, IL and IS
Cash prizes to the extent Of 81, 100 ar,
offered. Particulars may be had upo!
application to H. G. West, lock DO.
500, st. Louis.
& A Massachusetts paper claims that
new grange of the Patrons of Husband
ry is organized in that state every day